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No surprise that this happened in the south, Georgia to be exact. The State that has as many strip joints as churches along the interstates, but I digress.
Seems one county thinks it is perfectly OK to fly a christian flag in its courthouse. No, Jethro, it is not. FFRF has reminded them of what the law is, but one can suspect this will go to a trial.
I'm sure there are plenty here who see nothing wrong with this, or will cry persecution. What would your perspective be if the an islamic flag were flown... you know, one green with a star inside of a crescent moon.
No surprise that this happened in the south, Georgia to be exact. The State that has as many strip joints as churches along the interstates, but I digress.
Seems one county thinks it is perfectly OK to fly a christian flag above its courthouse. No, Jethro, it is not. FFRF has reminded them of what the law is, but one can suspect this will go to a trial.
I'm sure there are plenty here who see nothing wrong with this, or will cry persecution. What would your perspective be if the an islamic flag were flown... you know, one green with a star inside of a crescent moon.
Despite what the busybody bullies at the ffrf tell you, there is no Constitutional reason to deny them the right to fly whatever flag they want. Even a crescent moon.
In any event, there is no such thing as the official Christian flag. It's a moot point.
But on a side note, the flag is not said to be flying ABOVE the courthouse. The article shows it in a court room. The judge can put it there if he wants.
Location: In a little house on the prairie - literally
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Despite what the busybody bullies at the ffrf tell you, there is no Constitutional reason to deny them the right to fly whatever flag they want. Even a crescent moon.
In any event, there is no such thing as the official Christian flag. It's a moot point.
So you would be absolutely A-OK with the stars and bars being there? It's not official either.
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But on a side note, the flag is not said to be flying ABOVE the courthouse. The article shows it in a court room. The judge can put it there if he wants.
Correction made, however, no, the judge can NOT put it there.
I got corrected on this once. The flag in your picture is more correctly called the Confederate Battle Flag. The Stars and Bars had 3 large horizontal stripes; red, white, red. There was a blue field in the upper left with a circle of stars representing the states of the Confederacy.
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I got corrected on this once. The flag in your picture is more correctly called the Confederate Battle Flag. The Stars and Bars had 3 large horizontal stripes; red, white, red. There was a blue field in the upper left with a circle of stars representing the states of the Confederacy.
I think the vernacular is Stars and Bars, but you're right, it is the Confederate Battle Flag which most have in mind when they refer to the vernacular.
Off topic, but I honestly see no reason to fly the Confederate battle flag other than to be offensive or provocative.
That doesn't mean I think it should be banned. I'm pretty rabidly anti-censorship and we have enough laws already.
I've lived much of my life in the South, but oddly, for a couple of years earlier this decade I was living in a rural county in upstate new york and I saw this flag more often up there...on stickers on the backs of vehicles, flying outside people's homes, on t-shirts, etc. than I ever have in the South or here in Oklahoma. I thought that was strange.
I think the vernacular is Stars and Bars, but you're right, it is the Confederate Battle Flag which most have in mind when they refer to the vernacular.
The Confederate flag has less to do with slavery and bigotry than it does with southern pride. If a community wants to fly the flag, they are welcome to do so. Heck, I grew up watching Bo and Luke being chased by Rosco with the flag printed on top of their car. There was nothing racist about it.
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The Confederate flag has less to do with slavery and bigotry than it does with southern pride. If a community wants to fly the flag, they are welcome to do so. Heck, I grew up watching Bo and Luke being chased by Rosco with the flag printed on top of their car. There was nothing racist about it.
Yeah, in that case, it was not offensive, I kind of enjoyed the General Lee also. Trouble is, many do find it offensive. We probably see it more up here in Alberta than I've seen it in Florida, but it does not have the connotations.
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